Hello everyone!!!
Basically, I just felt like having a contest and I'm brain-dead for good topics. So...I thought I'd let you choose that. I'm looking for any poems (good or bad, long or short, rhyming or free-verse, trophy-winner or not, WHATEVER!) that you feel like entering.
I'll put this warning up now though: I may not get around to judging for a while - it really all depends on how much free time I get. With my last contest, I hardly had any free time when it came for judging time, and I felt really bad about it, so this is a fair warning. I repeat: I MAY NOT GET AROUND TO JUDGING AS QUICKLY AS YOU MIGHT LIKE.
Anyway, now that that's said, here are the:
Rules:
1) nO sTiCkY cApS
2) No txt spk (unless trying to get a point across with it in the poem)
3) No erotica - that's the only genre I won't take
4) No bashing of other poets/poems
5) Author's Notes are not required, but I like having them to read just to get a better feel for why you wrote the poem
6) Any genre (other than erotica) is accepted - that means suicide, love, cutting, emo, gory (blood and guts), anything. Sad, happy, I don't really have a preference.
7) HAVE FUN!
PS: I comment on each poem formally, so that's why it may take a while and if I get enough entries (and therefore, more points by commenting) I'll raise the prizes and add more HM's.
And because everyone is wondering and I forgot to include it here: YOU MAY ONLY ENTER ONE TIME. This is to avoid one person winning all or multiple prizes and it also lets everyone have an equal chance at winning. Thanks!
Basically, I just felt like having a contest and I'm brain-dead for good topics. So...I thought I'd let you choose that. I'm looking for any poems (good or bad, long or short, rhyming or free-verse, trophy-winner or not, WHATEVER!) that you feel like entering.
I'll put this warning up now though: I may not get around to judging for a while - it really all depends on how much free time I get. With my last contest, I hardly had any free time when it came for judging time, and I felt really bad about it, so this is a fair warning. I repeat: I MAY NOT GET AROUND TO JUDGING AS QUICKLY AS YOU MIGHT LIKE.
Anyway, now that that's said, here are the:
Rules:
1) nO sTiCkY cApS
2) No txt spk (unless trying to get a point across with it in the poem)
3) No erotica - that's the only genre I won't take
4) No bashing of other poets/poems
5) Author's Notes are not required, but I like having them to read just to get a better feel for why you wrote the poem
6) Any genre (other than erotica) is accepted - that means suicide, love, cutting, emo, gory (blood and guts), anything. Sad, happy, I don't really have a preference.
7) HAVE FUN!
PS: I comment on each poem formally, so that's why it may take a while and if I get enough entries (and therefore, more points by commenting) I'll raise the prizes and add more HM's.
And because everyone is wondering and I forgot to include it here: YOU MAY ONLY ENTER ONE TIME. This is to avoid one person winning all or multiple prizes and it also lets everyone have an equal chance at winning. Thanks!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 18, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Thank you all for taking the time to enter this contest. It was a hard decision. Congrats to all.
Contest Winners
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by whits end 15 lines, 1 comment, on May 30 1:27 PM 2008. In Life, Other, Thoughts, Adult, Lost in thought, Friendship, Longing
Bronze trophy winner
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"You ask me if I want to score?
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She sits right there
She stares into nowhere• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
'http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/MiZZ_AmAyA/Contest%20One/7.gif'• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4285501, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4268202, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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as Love's potent poison flows through mine veins
i pray thee Love poison me again• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [84]
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Imhotep can still recall the gods that crystal stars• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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An ode to my strange but wonderful cat.• Commented on by judge.
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There is a pain that lies within; so deep and buried there.
It clouds my eyes and blinds meby skye01 24 lines, 7 comments, on May 24 4:35 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Thankful for the many times you Have given meby Improv Machinery 14 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 20 10:36 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Slowly ceasing
Oxygen depleting• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
licking lilies, droplets of serenities tiny foot steps, dancing the evergreen• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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left by hate
destined by fate• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
O it feels like Grace, amazing, When I hear your voiceby chance2001 18 lines, 6 comments, on May 21 4:28 PM 2008. In love/life/other• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Revised and more added• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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A SEED WAS IMPLANTED IN ME
AS IT GREW• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Tears fall softly down your face, Sliding, sliding, hanging,by foreverair 35 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 9 5:08 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I felt the roughness of your hands,
where I didn't want them to be.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Trapped asleep
In her cocoon of silence deprived• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Morning sun blinding my eyes / I settle down deep into my blankets / Wishing for the cold to go away / Sister bounces on my bed / Begging me to go out to play / Obliging sister I am / I dress ready for the coldby Starretta 39 lines, 16 comments, on Jun 3 12:02 AM 2007. In Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts, Goodbyes, Sadness, Longing• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Be patient little child
when sun the rest• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
The mind that lives inside is hard to find but to define the meaning of intertwineby Jesus krust 4 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 9 9:08 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I am drowning
But not by water• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Between infinities release
Is found; my soul entwines with peace• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I'm so broke, I can't even pay attention Sleeping on an ole, squeaky, dusty cot,• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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In and out... Out and in...by pancake 52 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 18 5:06 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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[ there you are, your beautiful eyes twinkling in the light, you carry on past me with a beautiful sthere you are, your beautiful eyes twinkling in the light, you carry on past me with a beautiful smile that takes my breath away, you keep• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by coddledsoul 14 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 18 5:40 AM 2008. In noguest• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by Yvette Champ 60 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 17 3:03 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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You are salt slowly dissolving
into sugar water and nectarine;by bonjourbunnie 42 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 20 9:16 AM 2008. In personal, recollection, pain, relationship, loss of love, endings, thoughts• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
My boy and I alone togetherby JWGoethe 29 lines, 5 comments, on May 28 11:42 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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You're gone
Butby worshipchick 50 lines, 16 comments, on May 13 11:04 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
He bent to pick up the gun that had fallen to the ground Wiped the sweat out of his eyes and carefully looked around• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Like volcano, faith erupted
The beginning of hate,• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
There is turmoil underneath those baby blues Something few would ever seeby RebelDLine75 25 lines, 6 comments, on May 9 1:40 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Feelings are emerging
I can't hold it in• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
life past me by and I never understoodby Fey Absinthe 17 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 25 2:31 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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It has no legs but it always dances.
It has no lungs but it depends on air.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
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White walls stare at me from all sides
Blank• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Once upon a time
There was laughter on your faceby Tristan Storm 38 lines, 8 comments, on May 27 3:37 PM 2008. In Life, Sad, Pain, Angst, Depression, Sadness, Humanity, Beat• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
tears from clouds' eyes
stream down the face of earth.by crimson-river 26 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 10 7:15 PM 2008. In Free Write, Nature, Fantasy, Personal, Thoughts, Life, Other• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
When you look me in the eyes, There is imperfection, do you see it?by xflyyboyy 24 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 12 12:42 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The light shines in the nigh of new moon. Dark wet shapes appear stoic beneath the depressed sky.by mattzaluski 10 lines, 3 comments, on May 24 4:03 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The shallow dephts of my soul,
are as dark as asphalt without snow.by nerd42189 30 lines, 4 comments, on May 28 1:17 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
You've gone somewhere I can not find you,
you've gone beyond the stars.by The Tmnts Sister 17 lines, 14 comments, on Jun 15 5:41 PM 2008. In Sad• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
When I look at you I see a spitting image of perfect love
I see soft, knowing eyes and I feel that warm embraceby reeseXtheXsoldier 19 lines, 14 comments, on May 23 11:06 PM 2008. In Contest, Love, Personal, Thoughts• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Upon the ocean a wave does ride
Within the water the ebb and tide• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I’ve shook death’s hand countless times In many forms, yet I am kept alive through• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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How many times I had to look away So I couldn’t see her face in my wayby popeyedabest 66 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 20 10:53 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Her weakness finally broke her
The midnight prayers were answered noby ShaShay 19 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 10 2:08 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I speak
They won't listen• Viewed by judge. -
I'm thinking again about you you know your love isn't trueby Josiah 37 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 19 4:20 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I scream and scream but no words come out,
I'm setting in this room crying but no sound is heard,• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Like sugar that attracts ants
We are vulnerable to anything sweetby Rele anmwe 38 lines, 75 comments, on Jul 17 3:55 PM 2006. In Hope• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Losing Control, I've downed the whole bottle
My Hands are shaking and my heart's at full throttleby thearmsofsorrow 8 lines, 10 comments, on Jun 8 7:37 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
my life is so blurry
its a shame it passes in such a hurryby Woah Emily 25 lines, on May 30 4:04 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. -
The lives that we expect
Unobtainable, and yetby Night FireWolf 30 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 28 3:36 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Please take plenty of time over your judging... I have discovered a way of circumventing the horribly brief 3 week limit that Allpoetry considers is sufficient for judging... You just open the competition again for a few minutes and alter the closing date to whatever is currently your "yesterday".
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Alright, thank you for the tip!
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How many times can we enter
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how many could we enter?
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ok, i just found out. thx!
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Sorry about that, I forgot to include it. You may only enter once, that way nobody ends up winning all or multiple prizes and everyone gets the same chance at winning.
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how many timaes can i enter
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Boy am I confused o.o It says I have a poem in your contest, on my poem page, but I looked through your whole list and my poem isn't there.
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